Quiz Bowl 1/8 (5th)

On Monday, fireworks celebrated the 125th anniversary of what state receiving statehood?

Find the reciprocal of 6 1/6.

What is the area of a square whose longest side is 4 feet?

Which of the Great Lakes does not form a border with Canada?

The Wright Brothers National Memorial is in what state?

On Wednesday, lawmakers were forced to evacuate as protestors stormed what government building?

Which famous Broadway musical is based on a classic French novel by Victor Hugo?

The Civil War began with a Confederate attack on which fort?

Which is an ancient plucked-string instrument, belonging to the harp family, used to accompany singing and poetry?

What is the most common atom in the universe?

Approximately what percentage of the world’s fresh water is frozen in glaciers?

How many adverbs are in the following sentence? “He copied the material neatly and accurately.”

Name the US president who served just one month in office

What is the correct way to spell the a large, round, yellow-fleshed root that is eaten as a vegetable?